Example sentences of "one [prep] [art] chairs [conj] " in BNC.

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1 His Mum made him sit on one of the chairs that were all round the walls and look at the magazines .
2 Mrs Wright sat down on one of the chairs and took out her cigarettes .
3 Duncan pulled up one of the chairs and sat opposite the man .
4 Dalgliesh carried over one of the chairs and , carefully avoiding any contact with the window or the sill , looked out .
5 He sat down on one of the chairs and stared up at her with an accusing , plaintive face .
6 Afterwards she sat in one of the chairs and lit a cigarette , still in the bathrobe ; Magill seemed to like his women never quite naked .
7 Lloyd put a foot up on one of the chairs and flicked imaginary dust from the toecap with his fingertips .
8 He drew back one of the chairs and proceeded to seat himself at the table opposite her .
9 But , as her stomach gave another helpless rumble of hunger , she sank down weakly on to one of the chairs and unceremoniously began ripping off the tin foil .
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